A Day-hospital Approach to Treatment of Pediatric Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

Autor: David S. Leslie, Emily Firn, Elizabeth Carpino, Navil F. Sethna, Veronica Gaughan, Laura E. Simons, Melinda Hogan, Deirdre E. Logan, Marianne Condon, K. Olson, Susan Sager, David Zurakowski, Charles B. Berde, Gloria C. Chiang
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: The Clinical Journal of Pain. 28:766-774
ISSN: 0749-8047
Popis: OBJECTIVES To examine clinical outcomes of an interdisciplinary day-hospital treatment program (comprised of physical, occupational, and cognitive-behavioral therapies with medical and nursing services) for pediatric complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). METHODS The study is a longitudinal case series of consecutive patients treated in a day-hospital pediatric pain rehabilitation program. Participants were 56 children and adolescents with ages 8 to 18 years (median=14 y) with CRPS spectrum conditions who failed to progress sufficiently with a previous outpatient and/or inpatient treatments. Patients participated in daily physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychological treatment and received nursing and medical care as necessary. The model places equal emphasis on physical and cognitive-behavioral approaches to pain management. Median duration of stay was 3 weeks. Outcome measures included assessments of physical, occupational, and psychological functioning at program admission, discharge, and at posttreatment follow-up at a median of 10 months after discharge. Scores at discharge and follow-up were compared with measures on admission by Wilcoxon tests, paired t tests, or analysis of variance as appropriate, with corrections for multiple comparisons. RESULTS Outcomes demonstrate clinically and statistically significant improvements from admission to discharge in pain intensity (P
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